Distributing a local host public key

You must distribute a local host public key to a peer device so the peer device can perform the following operations:

• Use the public key to encrypt information sent to the local device.

• Authenticate the digital signature signed by the local device.

To distribute a local host public key, you must first export or display the key.

• Export a host public key:

  • Export a host public key to a file.

  • Export a host public key to the monitor screen, and then save it to a file.

  After the key is exported to a file, transfer the file to the peer device. On the peer device, import the key from the file.

• Display a host public key.

  After the key is displayed, record the key, for example, copy it to an unformatted file. On the peer device, you must literally enter the key.